Joy’s ITVFester’s Guide to Manchester

Joy’s ITVFester’s Guide to Manchester

The first thing you should know is that we are glad you are here!  Manchester is a unique and beautiful town.  Here’s my guide and some tips! It’s a small town… We all pretty much know each other – especially in the business community.  If someone says, “Go to Bob’s or go up to Amy’s,” […]

Days Like This

Days Like This

It gets a little quiet around these parts during the week at this time of year.  Sure, Martin Luther King weekend brought a lot of skiers and shoppers to town, but outside of that, this month of January can be a bit slow in Manchester.  It’s a good time to come to the shop if you […]

Joy in Manchester – Find It This Weekend

Joy in Manchester – Find It This Weekend

Oh Joy! It’s President’s Weekend and Valentine’s Day too. Whether you’re après skiing or day tripping, Manchester has a whole bunch of fun (and warm) things to do. Of course, the shop will be open for bra buying and Valentining, but here’s some destination ideas if you’re in and around our little town this holiday weekend. […]

Brand and Bra Spotlight:  Freya Zentangle

Brand and Bra Spotlight: Freya Zentangle

We have lots and lots and lots of bras at JOY.  Nothing can bring this point home more than last week when we scanned our inventory.  We have THOUSANDS of bras.  Each one of these bras is chosen for specific reasons and hoping to fill a distinct need.  We took a break from our tedious inventory […]

Pop Goes a Trunk Show

Pop Goes a Trunk Show

The idea for doing a trunk show at the shop has been kicking around ever since we opened. We have this great little retail space literally in the “backroom” that has been kind of screaming for it, but for this reason or that (…we had the Farmstore back there for a while and we kinda like […]

Today’s Top 5 Holiday Ho Hos

Today’s Top 5 Holiday Ho Hos

We’re on the brink of another holiday season with Thanksgiving just a week away – yikes! The UPS guy is rolling in boxes daily and we are re-arranging the shop to make room for extra sleepwear and holiday items – can you say red bras, holly soaps, and pajamas every which way? We’re closed on […]

Heart and Soul in the Village

Heart and Soul in the Village

I’m liking a lot of things going on in Manchester right now:  the leaves are just starting to turn, the pumpkins are getting bigger by the minute, we’re selling a lot of bras and pajamas, and new businesses are opening up around town.  Good things are going on here in Vermont, for sure.  The new […]

Intimate Apparel

Intimate Apparel

It all started back on February 2nd when I received an email from Dina Janis, the Executive Director of the Dorset Theatre Festival: Hi Joy-   We are doing a Pulitzer Prize winning play this summer called Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage. It tells the story of an African American seamstress at the turn of […]

Sticky Boob Business

Sticky Boob Business

Sticky boobs were a hot item in Manchester last week. It was the week before Prom and Prom “bra” shopping brought a lot of teenage girls into the shop. We had a blast with girls bringing in their dresses or showing us pictures on their iPhone. They were looking for just the right “underthing.” In […]